Integrated amp to replace a MF Nu-vista M3?

I use a YBA Integre Passion to drive my Verity Fidelios... Before buying the amp, I tried a Nu Vista M3 with the Fidelio...

Very different sound... The Passion is more lean than the M3 but offers much, much more details. The Passion also offers a better soundstage and is much more transparent compared to the M3. The soundstage is also wider than the M3...

If you plan on playing music very loud, the Passion is not as powerfull as the M3 but delivers plenty of punch for a medium size room.

Overall, the 2 amps offer different value. The M3 offers big power for the buck but with less refinment. The Passion offers a good amount of power (100W into 8ohms) but mostly offers detail, transparency and musicallity.

You should have an in home audition before you buy... Taste is very personal but to me the Passion is a better integrated.

Also, you may want to consider an integrated from a company called Oasis. They have an integrated rated at something like 375W into 8 ohms. I cannot talk much about it since I did not audition the unit...

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The unit blew a fuse because he listened to the amp at very high SPL... He even admitted that he was abusing of it... I would be curious to listen to the M3 and maximum SPL and see what kind of damage can happen!

As for the short circuit protection, who tell's you that other company's circuit protection doesn't affect the sound? As far as I'm concerned, nothing tells me that any other manifacturer's circuit protection doesn't affect the sound. Maybe they deceided on comprimising on the sound in order to deal with human stupidity...

YBA's quality and reliability has always been above average.

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I actually called plurison (the canadian importer) to ask about what needs to be fixed if the speaker cables get shorted. The guy told me that it requires about an hour repair to replace some parts and that it can be made in house(he told mewhich parts but I forgot which ones).

No need to send to France.

Just for the record.

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